On the recordJanuary 19, 2009
What's required is all of us to embrace a new era of responsibility, where we expect and demand not only more of our leaders, but more of ourselves.
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transcripts.cnn.comBarack Obama: “What's required is all of us to embrace a new era of responsibility, where we expect and demand not only more of our…”
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Obama calls for collective responsibility and higher expectations from leaders and citizens.
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